Made in Vietnam

Made in Vietnam is a journey of discovery of Vietnamese cuisine in an area between Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam, and Pu Luong a neighboring area characteristic for its rice fields.
The national signature dish is PHO: a noodle soup with spice-rich meat broth that is garnished with fresh herbs and vegetables added by the customer at the time of consumption; it is often eaten as early as breakfast but can be ordered at any time of the day or night. very street corner offers small food carts, they are used as kitchens and they propose every kind of local dishes, fruits and vegetables, meet, fish and all kind of soups and sweets, strating from the sunrise. It doesn’t matter if the food is raw , grilled, roasted, fried, boiled, or dried: there is not fixed time to eat, you can always stop and taste something new, it’s up to you. Vietnamese cusine has been influenced very clearly  by Chinese culture and French: Bun cha, Banh Cuon, Bah Mi, NEM RÁN HÀ NỘI are just a few of the dishes that are part of a very rich offering of street food that can really be found on every street corner.

The markets in the capital city of Hanoi teem with people looking for fresh or dried raw materials ready to be cooked; you can find many varieties of vegetables including “Morning Glory,” a staple of Vietnamese cuisine, that elevate the culinary experience of those on a Vietnam travel adventure. They are an ever-present ingredient in several Vietnamese dishes and contribute to the vibrancy and variety of Vietnamese cuisine; for example, sautéed morning glory with garlic (rau muong xao toi) Sautéed morning glory with garlic is a familiar dish in Vietnamese meals, characterized by the aroma of garlic and the crisp texture of morning glory, making it a delicious accompaniment to rice.

With only a 4-hour drive from Hanoi, lies The Pu Luong Nature Reserve tucked away on a mountainous area with the most magnificent scenic views, offering a refreshing space and an immersed in the natural frescopaesaggio and terraced fields of deep green rice dotted with ethnic minority villages.
The chaotic traffic of the capital gives way to the tranquility of the rice paddies and small villages of Pu Luong: the typical wooden watermills used to irrigate the rice fields provide a backdrop for women workers in the fields and children playing happily in the rivers.